luminous
Adjective Satellite
- softly bright or radiant
- "a sky luminous with stars"
Adj
- Emitting light; glowing brightly; shining.
- Brightly illuminated.
- Clear; enlightening; easy to understand.
Adjective
- Emitting or reflecting light; shining brightly.
Examples
- a luminous explanation
- Finding a seven-letter word on a blank tile felt like a truly LUMINOUS moment.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French lumineus, from Latin lūminōsus.
Synonyms
aglow, lambent, lucent, alight, beamful, beamsome, beamy, brilliant, effulgent, glowing, illuminated, illuminating, inlighted, lighted, lighty, lit, lit up, luciferous, lucific, luminant, luminiferous, luminous, lustrous, orient, profulgent, radiant, refulgent, resplendent, sheeny, shining, shiny
Scrabble Score: 10
luminous: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordluminous: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
luminous: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary